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    Prevalence and risk indicators of chronic pain in a rural community in South Africa 

    Igumbor, Ehimario U.; Puoane, Thandi; Gansky, Stuart A.; Plesh, Octavia (James Cook University, 2011)
    Background: Despite the acknowledgement that chronic pain may be a problem for adults in rural settings, there is a lack of epidemiological investigations on its occurrence in rural South Africa. Objectives: To estimate ...
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    Pain as a reason for primary care visits: cross-sectional survey in a rural and periurban health clinic in the Eastern Cape, South Africa 

    Igumbor, Ehimario U.; Puoane, Thandi; Gansky, Stuart A.; Plesh, Octavia (South Africa Academy of Family Physicians, 2012)
    Background: The burden of pain in primary care has not been described for South Africa. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of pain in primary care and to characterise pain among adult patients attending a rural ...
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    Chronic pain in the community: A survey in a township in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa 

    Igumbor, Ehimario U.; Puoane, Thandi; Gansky, Stuart A.; Plesh, Octavia (Medpharm Publications, 2011)
    Background: Comprehensive information is needed on the epidemiology and burden of chronic pain in the population for the development of appropriate health interventions. This study aimed to determine the prevalence, ...
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    Community intervention for the emerging epidemic of non-communicable diseases 

    Puoane, Thandi; Bradley, Hazel A. (MedPharm Publications, 2006)
    BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) are lay people trained to assist with health care in their communities. This study took place at two sites in Khayelitsha, a township in the Cape Peninsula, from 2000 ...
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    The translation and cultural adaptation of patient-reported outcome measures for a clinical study involving traditional health providers and bio-medically trained practitioners 

    Goggin, Kathy; Puoane, Thandi (University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2010)
    This study reports on the cultural and language translation of measures for use with Zulu speakers in South Africa. The translation process was purposefully used to integrate our diverse 14 person study team by employing ...
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    Determinants of obesity in an urban township of South Africa 

    Puoane, Thandi (MedPharm Publications, 2008)
    OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity, and identify factors associated with Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) among adults residing in an urban township in South Africa. DESIGN: ...
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    "Big Food", the consumer food environment, health and the policy response in South Africa 

    Igumbor, Ehimario U.; Sanders, David; Puoane, Thandi; Tsolekile, Lungiswa; Schwarz, Cassandra; Purdy, Christopher; Swart, Rina; Durao, Solange; Hawkes, Corinna (Public Library of Science, 2012)
    Summary Points: * In South Africa, as in other jurisdictions, ‘‘Big Food’’ (large commercial entities that dominate the food and beverage environment) is becoming more widespread and is implicated in unhealthy eating. * ...
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    Fear of sexually transmitted infections among women with male migrant partners – relationship to oscillatory migration pattern and risk-avoidance behaviour 

    Hughes, Gail; Hoyo, Catherine; Puoane, Thandi (South African Medical Association, 2006)
    BACKGROUND: In South Africa, former apartheid laws encouraged rural males seeking employment to migrate to urban areas, moving weekly, monthly or annually between their rural families and urban workplaces. The combination of ...
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    Socio-cultural factors influencing food consumption patterns in the black African population in an urban township in South Africa 

    Puoane, Thandi; Matwa, Princess; Hughes, Gail; Bradley, Hazel A. (Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2006)
    The present study was undertaken to examine socio-cultural factors that influence food intake in different groups of people residing in a black township in Cape Town. Focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were ...
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    Challenges faced by the urban black South Africans in the prevention of non-communicable diseases 

    Puoane, Thandi; Tsolekile, Lungiswa (Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2008)
    This paper was conducted to describe some of the circumstances that increases the risk factors for non-communicable diseases amongst the previously disadvantaged South African population. The work presented here is based ...
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    Sanders, David (12)De Villiers, Anniza (9)Hughes, Gail (8)Kengne, Andre P. (7)Lambert, Estelle V. (7)Malambo, Pasmore (6)Tsolekile, Lungiswa (6)Bradley, Hazel A. (5)Igumbor, Ehimario U. (4)... View MoreSubjectSouth Africa (24)Obesity (10)Non-communicable disease (8)Physical activity (6)Children (5)Community health workers (5)Malnutrition (5)Blood pressure (4)Cardiovascular disease (4)Developing countries (4)... View MoreDate Issued2010 - 2020 (44)2002 - 2009 (19)

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